lead poisoning

[punydan 0]

Do ferrets get poisoned by lead? I think I know the answer to this but ask anyway. And if they do, as I suspect, how do you safely feed them on shot game?

[moses 5]

i have never had any trouble mine tend to just eat around it. i might be wrong but you should be fine.

[max abell 196]

Must admit we have been feeding ferrets shot birds and rabbits for many years and have never had

any problems with ferret health ?

I would be very interested to know your answer if we are doing something wrong please

Inlighten me

[John-B 4]

I have fed my ferrets on lots of shotgun shot game and rabbits, never had any problems (touch wood)

[The one 8,483]

Same here never had any bother often find the odd pellet in the bottom of the bowl

[Cold Ethyl 63]

You often find the pellet in the nest box or in the hutch when your cleaning it out.Never had a ferret eat the pellet yet.

[ellir0305 9]

You often find the pellet in the nest box or in the hutch when your cleaning it out.Never had a ferret eat the pellet yet.

 

i find the shot/ pellet clean rolling round in the bottom of the hutch, i can only assume they eat round them or spit them out

[billbroon 9]

2 weeks ago in countryman weekly there was an article about a GOSHAWK that got lead poisoning from a either a rabbit or a game bird that it had caught and got to eat as treat so sounds possible to me, prob best just being carefull just in case.

Edited June 22, 2009 by billbroon

[Hob&Jill 258]

Ferrets digestive systems are so quick I doubt it would have chance to do anything much even if they did swallow.

[max abell 196]

Do ferrets get poisoned by lead? I think I know the answer to this but ask anyway. And if they do, as I suspect, how do you safely feed them on shot game?

Come on punydan put us out our missery whats the answer

[droid 11]

Worth remembering that lead is a cumulative poison: it remains in the body a long time, and lots of little doses have the same effect (eventually) as one big dose.

[punydan 0]

Thanks for all the replies, it seems that it is safe enough to feed them on shot game. Which is a relief as this is what I aim to feed mine on. I am guessing that they can get piosoned from heavy metals as can any living creature, but obviously not so prone as birds. It was the afore mentioned article in countrymans that prompted my querry.